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    be carefully rationed.” Vladimir Lenin said this‚ he was the founder of the Soviet Union‚ a command economy that collapsed in 1991. This quote summarizes the type of control that he believed was required to create a utopian country. In a command economy‚ the government makes all decisions on jobs‚ land‚ and production‚ which leads to many social and political ramifications. This fact‚ along with a multitude of other factors‚ led to the Soviet Union’s collapse. In general‚ there is scarcely a command

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    economic philosophy. In a communist economy‚ the government owns most of the firms‚ subsequently controlling production and allocation of resources. One of the most well-known and well-documented cases of a communist government took place in the Soviet Union‚ beginning in 1917 and eventually falling in 1992. Idealistically‚ communism eliminates social classism and provides equal work for all in a particular society. The government appoints a central planning board to “determine production goals

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    Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II The United States and the Soviet Union were never in a completely stable relationship. World War II had both nations working together‚ but partly only because Germany was a common enemy of them both. Roosevelt did not agree with communism‚ but would work alongside Stalin in order to stop a bigger issue‚ the Nazis. By helping each other out‚ they became part of the Big Three along with Britain. However‚ even working together

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    creation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ better known as the Soviet Union‚ is created. First lead by Vladimir Lenin‚ the Soviet Union was found to be the first country to be considered socialist with plans to become a communist party in the future. The Soviet Union was made up of 15 republics and at the time was the largest country in the world. After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Joseph Stalin came to power that had control throughout World War II until his death in 1953. After the war the Soviet Union

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    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ also known as the USSR or Soviet Union‚ and the People’s Republic of China (known commonly as simply “China”) implemented reforms in politics and economics with striking similarities and differences While China veered towards a more decentralized state‚ the Soviet Union chose to use the Russian Parliament to officiate many of the reforms. Both nations had success in their reforms and became open to westernization‚ although ultimately‚ China rose while the

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    861.00/2 - 2246: Telegram The Charge in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State SECRET Moscow‚ February 22‚ 1946--9 p.m. [Received February 22--3: 52 p.m.] 511. Answer to Dept’s 284‚ Feb 3 [13] involves questions so intricate‚ so delicate‚ so strange to our form of thought‚ and so important to analysis of our international environment that I cannot compress answers into single brief message without yielding to what I feel would be dangerous degree of over-simplification. I hope‚ therefore

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    The aftermath of World War II was not a new beginning of opportunities and independence for the Eastern European countries. Rather‚ destruction‚ economic instability‚ and a social atmosphere of mistrust and fear tormented Czechoslovakia‚ East Germany‚ and Poland. Amidst all of this‚ in 1945‚ the year Anne Applebaum‚ the author of the Iron Curtain‚ dubbed zero hour‚ the Soviet Union sought to establish anti-fascist democratic governments in these countries. As the years progressed‚ this process evolved

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    Albert Einstein was one of the most influential men of the twentieth century‚ through his amazing scientific discoveries in physics and in nuclear energy‚ and his impact during the Second World War. This man is best well known for his formula E=mc² which “shows the relationship between energy and mass” (Pakhare). Einstein was also credited and recognized for the creation of the atomic bomb‚ and not only that but his theory of relativity. One amazing statement said about Einstein was that he had been

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    Capitalism-communist antagonism between the Soviet Union and the USA arises from the conflict of ideologies held by each state. Marxism ideology is adopted by the Soviet Union as the rationalization for a communist government and covers both economy as the structure of society and the perceived weakness of capitalism. The structure of society is on the basis of labor and the exchange of goods‚ and the distribution of goods and money between classes. A capitalist state ensures imbalance of power between

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    Gay dropped an atomic bomb‚ Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima was a very industrial city; it had a military base and had not yet been bombed. The U.S. military thought Hiroshima would be a good target to display the destructive power of their new super bomb. Harry S. Truman‚ the president of The United States from 1945 to 1953‚ decided to drop the atomic bomb due to several reasons. First‚ he wanted to end the war as soon as possible‚ second‚ he wanted to impress to Soviets‚ and lastly

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